Coccinella quinquepunctata

Coccinella quinquepunctata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Coccinellidae
Genus:	Coccinella
Species:	C. quinquepunctata
Binomial name
	Coccinella quinquepunctata; Linnaeus, 1758

Last updated August 30, 2025

Coccinella quinquepunctata is a species of ladybird beetle described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758.^[1] Its common names in English include five-spot ladybird.^[2] The species overwinters in the pine trees of the Netherlands.^[3]

References

↑ "Coccinella quinquepunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 11 June 2023.
↑ "5 Spot Ladybird (Coccinella quinquepunctata)". Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved 11 June 2023.
↑ Sloggett, John J.; Zeilstra, Ilja (June 2020). "Geographic variation in the habitat preference of a scarce predatory insect: evolutionary and conservation perspectives". Ecological Entomology. 45 (3): 386–395. doi: 10.1111/een.12847 .

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[GBIF_-_Coccinella_quinquepunctata_(Linnaeus,_1758)-1] "Coccinella quinquepunctata (Linnaeus, 1758)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility . Retrieved 11 June 2023.

[EOL_-_5_spot_ladybird_(Coccinella_quinquepunctata)-2] "5 Spot Ladybird (Coccinella quinquepunctata)". Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved 11 June 2023.

[3] Sloggett, John J.; Zeilstra, Ilja (June 2020). "Geographic variation in the habitat preference of a scarce predatory insect: evolutionary and conservation perspectives". Ecological Entomology. 45 (3): 386–395. doi: 10.1111/een.12847 .

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